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Everton's player recruitment.

Posted by Tonytaxi1970 User icon on September 2, 2026, 11:57 am

They had it 'spot on' with 'incoming's' in the 00's in Moyes first spell.

Marcus Bent 2m
Tim Cahill 1.5m
phil Jagieka 4m
David Weir 2m
Leighton Baines 6m
Phil Neville 3.5m
Mikel Arteta 2m
Kevin Miralles 6m
Marouane Fellaini 15m
Joleon Lescott 4m
Andy Johnson 8.6m
James Beattie 6m
Steven Pienaar 2m
Nikica Jelavic 4m

Just a selection of the acquisitions during that period, who were successful in the main for us.

We struggle to buy a pint of milk from the corner shop these days. Plus we were mainly skint back then under Kenwright, but we got players in.I

Did Moyes use a scouting network back then, or did he identify the players he wanted himself? We dont seem to know what were doing in the transfer market these days.

Very amateurish.

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 2, 2026, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Everton's player recruitment."

Right. Taking into account actual football inflation and not just banking inflation this is what those players likely cost today. That's just mechanical inflation. Cahill for example, a highly thought of championship player would likely be the same as Hackney was, about £20m.

David Weir — £18m
Marcus Bent — £11m
Tim Cahill — £8m
Phil Neville — £18m
Mikel Arteta — £11m
James Beattie — £31m
Joleon Lescott — £20m
Andy Johnson — £43m
Phil Jagielka — £17m
Leighton Baines — £26m
Steven Pienaar — £9m
Marouane Fellaini — £56m
Nikica Jelavić — £11m
Kevin Mirallas — £16m

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Posted by joe_euro User icon on September 2, 2026, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

I like that, some do stand up as fanatics bits of dealing. he got some actual big outlays right too, like Yobo.

prob a minority view on here as I don't even fall into Moyes-head bucket at all but if we did just leave it all to him don't see us being in a worse position.

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Posted by ste User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

I don’t think they can leave it to him because he’s such a short term option. He should have little say really and deal with what the club give him. We’ve got a muddled mess akin to Moshiri over ruling Brands

Calm down, Nosferatu!

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Posted by joe_euro User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

I don't really get why we don't want a short-term solution though? Two years of Moyesish 7th places is exactly what we need to my reading, if 20% of that is bringing in youth (which he has always done really, to a frustratingly limited degree).

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Posted by No_One_Ever_Replies User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

I don’t think it’s feasible in this day and to just let the manager do it.

It’s top quality stuff this!

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

Some obvious comparisons there too? Beastie and Delp for example. £30m for delap and you'd be dissapointed with Delap for £30m.

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

Yobo would be £30m. Not outrageous today.

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Posted by gaizka6 User icon on September 2, 2026, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

£18million for Phillip Neville!

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 2, 2026, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

I know man. Haha. But England player, exan u, captain material. You can see how it works out.

I didn't really do much with these figures other than ask an AI to work out a realistic growth in the football market figures, find the dates of the transfer and have a punt at it. NOT FUNANCIAL ADVICE

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Posted by gaizka6 User icon on September 2, 2026, 12:14 pm, in reply to "Everton's player recruitment."

I’d be putting a call into top Kopite Sir Kevin of Thelwellshire, the dark knight of deadline day.

He can spot a player, he’d be a better bet than Angus and the gilet squad.

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Posted by joe_euro User icon on September 2, 2026, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Everton's player recruitment."

Very selective though, imagine how a Krodrup or and er Meyde would be treat on here - it was bad enough then

Also we missed out on loads of targets then too who were bigger names

(pedantic note Weir was about £150k and was Smith)

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Posted by Bertram_Wooster User icon on September 2, 2026, 1:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

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Got it all together and I'm ready to seethe.

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Posted by joe_euro User icon on September 2, 2026, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Everton's player recruitment."

He was a real expensive flop but I liked him based on nothing so have to omit him

Actually would make more sense now as 'given him by the board' , mad to think that happened when Moyes was sole dictator

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Posted by TeddyBoy User icon on September 2, 2026, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Everton's player recruitment."

Every one of them would walk into our current team, even Neville

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Posted by Mr OW Bol User icon on September 2, 2026, 12:01 pm, in reply to "Everton's player recruitment."

That seems a bit selective.

Where's Per Kroldrup T?

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